The Arts Council of York County presents “the Boxes,” works by Chung Chak in the Dalton Gallery at the Center of the Arts from March 18 – April 24, 2016.

FREE, PUBLIC RECEPTION & ARTIST FORUM
Friday, March 18, 2016 | 6 PM
Center for the Arts | 121 E. Main St. | Rock Hill, SC.

“Yuanfen, the Chinese Buddhist concept of a predetermined “binding force,” dictates a person’s relationships and affinity for relatives, friends, lovers, or even passersby. Human beings do not have the power to decide when this ‘binding force’ comes or goes.” – Chung Chak

International artist, Chung Chak seeks to explore and break down stereotypes from the outside in. Fascinated by imagining what happens behind windows, Chak creates new environments from hundreds to thousands of photo-collaged images depicting hectic urban environments that were taken from around the world. These images, removed from their original context, are randomly connected and permanently bound within the artwork, giving Chak absolute power to control and design. Working to break down stereotypes, Chak leaves it up to the audience to decide if those created in the photomontages are true.

Chung Chak, an image-maker, formally trained as a designer, earned his MFA in graphic design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently an Associate Professor at the College of New Jersey. Chak’s works are in permanent collections at Penn State College at Williamsport, Lock Haven University, and in private individual collections. Chak has received numerous awards including Best of Show at the 2010 Art International, and Critic Choice Award at Maryland Federation of Art’s 35th Annual Art on Paper. He has mounted more than a dozen solo exhibitions, most recently at the Durham (NC) Arts Council, College Gallery at Lock Haven University, Sumei Multidisciplinary Art Center at the Button Factory in Newark, NJ, and at the BoxHeart Gallery, in Pittsburgh, PA. | www.chungchak.com

Chung Chak’s “the Boxes” exhibition is presented by the Arts Council of York County, in partnership with the Friday Arts Project and Basic Cable. Exhibitions in the Dalton Gallery at the Center for the Arts are sponsored by O’Darby’s Fine Wine & Spirits.

The Arts Council is headquartered in downtown Rock Hill, a state-recognized cultural district. For more information on Arts Council events, contact the Arts Council of York County at 803-328-2787, by email at [email protected], or visit our webpage at http://www.yorkcountyarts.org.